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Electrostatic Interactions in the Formation of DNA Complexes with Cis- and Trans-Isomers of Azobenzene-Containing
Nina A Kasyanenko1, Irina A Silanteva1, Pavel V Gabrusenok1
1Faculty of Physics, Saint Petersburg University, 7-9 Universitetskaya embankment, Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russia.
Abstract:
The effect of the presence of divalent and trivalent metal ions in solutions upon DNA packaging induced by the photosensitive azobenzene-containing surfactant is considered. It has been shown that the addition of divalent and trivalent metal ions does not affect the DNA-surfactant interaction for both the cis- and the trans-isomers of the surfactant. At the same time, the ionic strength of the solution, which is provided by a certain concentration of the salt, has a huge impact. It affects the association of surfactant molecules with each other and their binding to DNA. It has been shown by computer simulation that cobalt hexamine is attracted to the N7 atom of guanine in the major groove of DNA and does not penetrate into grooves near the AT base pairs.
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